Proverbs 19:12

Translations

Modern

A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Traditional

The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Literal

The rage of a king is like the roaring of the young lion, and his favor is like dew on the grass.

Latin

Sicut fremitus leonis, ita et regis ira, et sicut ros super herbam, ita et hilaritas ejus.

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English

A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Notes

Proverbs 19:12

A lion's roar warns of danger and possible violence (compare Proverbs 20:2). Dew on the grass is calming and helps plants grow (see Proverbs 16:14–15).

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I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
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I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
Proverbs 16:14–15
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 20:2
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
Ecclesiastes 8:4
For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
Esther 7:8
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
Daniel 3:19–23
At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,
Daniel 2:12–13
This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Psalm 133:3
It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
Micah 5:7
Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
2 Samuel 23:4
…is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’

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Anger: General Scriptures Concerning Citizens: Wicked and Treasonable Grass: Refreshed by Rain and Dew Kings: Folly of Resisting Lion of a Ruler's Anger Lions Rulers: Character and Qualifications of The Lion: (Roaring of) a King's Wrath

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